The development of Strategic Action Plans is one mechanism through which Fellows integrate their learnings from the program and translate them into action.

LEAP is designed to catalyze initiatives through which Fellows put their learnings into practice and empower others. As part of their application, Fellows outline a project idea articulating an important need or opportunity they are motivated to tackle during—and beyond—LEAP. This idea becomes the foundation of their Strategic Action Plan.

As the program progresses, Fellows have the following opportunities to evolve, discard or merge their plansin response to the LEAP program curriculum and the insights of other Fellows, mentors, stakeholders and thewider community. The process, depicted on the following page, includes several stages:

Fellows develop a draft Strategic Action Plan including options for implementation. The Leadership Workshop facilitates week-long rapid iteration of plans via daily presentations and feedback sessions, facilitated activities and a final presentation to a public audience.

Fellows write up their plans in the form of “white” or “vision” papers intended as public documents for a broad public audience, as well as a personal implementation plan.